Spur 117 is a 0.546 mile (0.87869964 km) spur route

Spur route

A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 that connects Interstate 410 (I-410) and Loop 13

Texas State Highway Loop 13

Loop 13 is a partial loop route around the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Prior to Interstate 410 , Loop 13 served as the primary loop for the city. Loop 13 follows Military Drive from U.S. Highway 90 through the south side of the city. It then follows W.W. White road after it...

 in San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 in Bexar County

Bexar County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...

. The road is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

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. The spur was designated in 1980 and follows W.W. White Road from I-410 on the southeast side of San Antonio towards the northwest ending at Loop 13.

The route number was previously designated as a short former spur at Mount Calm

Mount Calm, Texas

Mount Calm is a city in Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 310 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Calm is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

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Hill County

Spur 117 was originally designated in 1941 as a spur connecting the town of Mount Calm 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) to in Hill County. That designation ended in 1952 when the former Spur 117 was incorporated into as an extension to that route. The following year, that route was combined with , which in turn became an extension of the present in 1971.

Bexar County

Spur 117 was designated in 1980 along a stretch of road that had not previously held a state highway designation.

Route description

Spur 117 begins at a junction with I-410 on the southeast side of San Antonio]. The spur heads northwest along W.W. White Road for 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) before ending at Loop 13 (Military Drive). It is at this point where Loop 13 changes direction from heading east and west to north and south. W.W. White Road continues towards the north, but carries the Loop 13 designation instead.

Major intersections